antivivisection
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an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion
(an'tē-viv'i-sek'shŭn),Opposition to the use of living animals for experimentation. See: vivisection.
antivivisection
adjective Referring to animal rights activism, see there; opposed to the act or practice of performing experiments on living animals.antivivisection
(ant″i-viv′ĭ-sek″shŏn) [ anti- + vivisection]Opposition to vivisection or the use of live animals in experimentation.
antivivisectionist (-viv″ĭ-sek′shŏn-ist)